Sayers

[ sey-erz, sairz ]

noun

1. Dorothy L(eigh), 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist: creator of the Lord Peter Wimsey detectve stories.
2. Gale Eugene, 1943–2020, U.S. football player.

Sayers

/ ˈseɪəz /

noun

1. SayersDorothy L(eigh)18931957FEnglishWRITING: crime writer Dorothy L ( eigh ). 1893–1957, English detective-story writer

Example Sentences

But Pletka defies logic from the get-go: "First, the nay-sayers, because denying the charge is actually easier than leveling it."

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Ausama Monajed, a spokesman for the Syrian National Council, said he wishes Sayers luck in his endeavor.

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Later that day, Sayers headed off to a think tank, to join Sakka for a briefing with congressional staffers.

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During the PowerPoint presentation, Sakka and Sayers were asked about rumors that some of the fighters are members of al Qaeda.

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Dorothy Sayers [the crime writer] was a member of an equivalent group in England—The Sherlock Holmes Society of London.

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He had known poor Sayers—a most distinguished soldier, but brave to rashness.

From Project Gutenberg

During the War she had been fond of going first to one and then to another of the fashionable sooth-sayers.

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The bull-dog tenacity and splendid condition of Sayers were proof against these violent shocks.

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What kind of generosity prevented Sayers from closing the other during the pause, is difficult to conjecture.

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Each time Sayers struck him and ducked, Heenan made a swoop with his long arms, and at last he caught his enemy.

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